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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001323119-12-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120815
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120815
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20120815

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Covington Capital Management
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001323119
		IRS NUMBER:				201253741
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		13F-HR
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	028-11340
		FILM NUMBER:		121037623

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, SUITE 2000
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		213 629-7500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, SUITE 2000
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90017
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE


Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  June 30, 2012

Check here if Amendment [ ];  Amendment Number:

This Amendment (Check only one.):		[ ] is a restatement.
 						[ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:			Covington Capital Management
Address:		601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2000
			Los Angeles, CA 90017
13F File Number:	028-11340

The Institutional Investment Manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct, and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this submission.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:			Dwight Liu
Title:			Chief Financial Officer
Phone:			213 629-7510

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ D. Liu		Los Angeles, CA		August 15, 2012

Report Type (Check only one.):

[x]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ]  13F NOTICE.
[ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT.

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:		None

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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:		None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:		214
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:		$729,674,000

List of Other Included Managers:		None

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NAME OF ISSUER		TITLE	CUSIP		VALUE	SHARES/	SH/	PUT/	INVESTMENT	OTHER	    	VOTING AUTHORITY
			OF CLASS		(x$1000)PRN AMT	PRN	CALL	DISCRETION	MANAGERS	SOLE	SHARED	NONE


3M COMPANY		COM	88579Y101	5786 	64575	SH		DEFINED			X
AES CORP		COM	00130H105	212 	16560	SH		DEFINED			X
ABB LTD			ADR	000375204	1945 	119160	SH		DEFINED			X
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	COM	002824100	10355 	160617	SH		DEFINED			X
ACCENTURE LTD		CL A	G1150G111	7937 	132091	SH		DEFINED			X
ACE LIMITED		ORD	G0070K103	2892 	39014	SH		DEFINED			X
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC	COM	00724F101	249 	7703	SH		DEFINED			X
AIR PROD & CHEMICALS	COM	009158106	2905 	35988	SH		DEFINED			X
ALLERGAN INC		COM	018490102	834 	9009	SH		DEFINED			X
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE	COM	01988P108	417 	38175	SH		DEFINED			X
ALTRIA GROUP		COM	02209S103	2138 	61890	SH		DEFINED			X
AMERICA MOVIL SERIES L	ADR	02364W105	443 	16984	SH		DEFINED			X
AMERICAN EXPRESS	COM	025816109	6362 	109294	SH		DEFINED			X
AMGEN INCORPORATED	COM	031162100	434 	5950	SH		DEFINED			X
ANADARKO PETROLEUM	COM	032511107	1778 	26865	SH		DEFINED			X
ANALOG DEVICES INC	COM	32654105	990 	26280	SH		DEFINED			X
APACHE CORP		COM	037411105	4714 	53631	SH		DEFINED			X
APPLE COMPUTER		COM	037833100	15003 	25690	SH		DEFINED			X
ATT			COM	00206R102	2955 	82858	SH		DEFINED			X
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC	COM	053015103	4250 	76355	SH		DEFINED			X
AVERY DENNISON CORP	COM	053611109	494 	18070	SH		DEFINED			X
BANK OF AMERICA CORP	COM	060505104	1345 	164388	SH		DEFINED			X
BARRICK GOLD CORP	COM	67901108	3038 	80853	SH		DEFINED			X
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL	COM	071813109	679 	12774	SH		DEFINED			X
BECTON DICKINSON & CO	COM	075887109	1335 	17865	SH		DEFINED			X
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY	CL B	084670207	9166 	110000	SH		DEFINED			X
BHP BILLITON		ADR	088606108	2890 	44252	SH		DEFINED			X
BLACKROCK INC		COM	09247X101	4762 	28040	SH		DEFINED			X
BLOCK H&R INC		COM	093671105	214 	13400	SH		DEFINED			X
BOEING CO		COM	097023105	4332 	58306	SH		DEFINED			X
BP PLC ADR		ADR	055622104	6035 	148871	SH		DEFINED			X
BRE PPTYS INC MD	CL A	05564E106	231 	4622	SH		DEFINED			X
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO	COM	110122108	881 	24505	SH		DEFINED			X
BROADCOM CORP		CL A	111320107	1084 	32115	SH		DEFINED			X
C S X CORP		COM	126408103	335 	15000	SH		DEFINED			X
CATERPILLAR		COM	149123101	525 	6183	SH		DEFINED			X
CELGENE CORP		COM	151020104	2120 	33045	SH		DEFINED			X
CERNER CORPORATION	COM	156782104	6863 	83026	SH		DEFINED			X
CHEVRONTEXACO CORP	COM	166764100	17987 	170497	SH		DEFINED			X
CHUBB CORPORATION	COM	171232101	1695 	23270	SH		DEFINED			X
CISCO SYSTEMS INC	COM	17275R102	4052 	236020	SH		DEFINED			X
CLOROX COMPANY		COM	189054109	3872 	53439	SH		DEFINED			X
COACH INC		COM	189754104	1247 	21326	SH		DEFINED			X
COCA COLA COMPANY	COM	191216100	9211 	117800	SH		DEFINED			X
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO	COM	194162103	7685 	73822	SH		DEFINED			X
CONOCOPHILLIPS		COM	20825C104	6584 	117818	SH		DEFINED			X
CORNING INC		COM	219350105	265 	20471	SH		DEFINED			X
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW	COM	22160K105	2731 	28752	SH		DEFINED			X
CUMMINS INC		COM	231021106	4542 	46872	SH		DEFINED			X
DAILY JOURNAL CORP	COM	233912104	542 	6313	SH		DEFINED			X
DANAHER CORP DEL	COM	235851102	4551 	87379	SH		DEFINED			X
DEVON ENERGY CP NEW	COM	25179M103	3772 	65050	SH		DEFINED			X
DIAGEO PLC		ADR	25243Q205	791 	7672	SH		DEFINED			X
DISNEY WALT CO		COM	254687106	8400 	173203	SH		DEFINED			X
DOMINION RES INC	COM	25746U109	2307 	42715	SH		DEFINED			X
DOW CHEMICAL CO		COM	260543103	761 	24157	SH		DEFINED			X
DU PONT E I DE NEMOUR	COM	263534109	4742 	93762	SH		DEFINED			X
EMC CORP		COM	268648102	6408 	250007	SH		DEFINED			X
EBAY INC		COM	278642103	344 	8195	SH		DEFINED			X
EDISON INTERNATIONAL	COM	281020107	903 	19554	SH		DEFINED			X
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	COM	291011104	2975 	63866	SH		DEFINED			X
ENDEAVOUR INTL		COM	29259G101	421 	50109	SH		DEFINED			X
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION	COM	30231G102	35537 	415301	SH		DEFINED			X
FINANCIAL SEL SPDR XLF	EFT	30231G102	562 	38374	SH		DEFINED			X
FIRSTENERGY CORP	COM	81369Y605	651 	13235	SH		DEFINED			X
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PFD	COM	338480106	251 	17700	SH		DEFINED			X
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PFO	COM	33848E106	891 	78124	SH		DEFINED			X
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE FFC	COM	338478100	2345 	125445	SH		DEFINED			X
FREEPORT MCMORN		CL B	35671D857	2786 	81783	SH		DEFINED			X
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	COM	369550108	489 	7410	SH		DEFINED			X
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM	369604103	14283 	685355	SH		DEFINED			X
GENERAL MILLS INC	COM	370334104	632 	16400	SH		DEFINED			X
GENUINE PARTS		COM	372460105	651 	10805	SH		DEFINED			X
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	3444 	67170	SH		DEFINED			X
GOOGLE INC		CL A	38259P508	6005 	10353	SH		DEFINED			X
HALLIBURTON CO		COM	406216101	235 	8273	SH		DEFINED			X
HEINZ HJ		COM	423074103	236 	4345	SH		DEFINED			X
HERSHEY COMPANY		COM	427866108	204 	2835	SH		DEFINED			X
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY	COM	428236103	1810 	90022	SH		DEFINED			X
HOME DEPOT INC		COM	437076102	2356 	44455	SH		DEFINED			X
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL	COM	438516106	382 	6844	SH		DEFINED			X
HOSPIRA			COM	441060100	234 	6690	SH		DEFINED			X
HSBC			ADR	404280406	2606 	59047	SH		DEFINED			X
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	COM	452308109	1018 	19247	SH		DEFINED			X
INTEL CORP		COM	458140100	9417 	353363	SH		DEFINED			X
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES	COM	459200101	6534 	33406	SH		DEFINED			X
INTUIT INC		COM	461202103	5029 	84729	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES FTSE CHINA FXI	ETF	464287184	401 	11925	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES GOLD TRUST IAU	ETF	464285105	192 	12325	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI AUSTR EWA	ETF	464286103	701 	32060	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL EWZ	ETF	464286400	1481 	28655	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI CDA EWC	ETF	464286509	4265 	165072	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI EAFE ECH	ETF	464286640	2246 	36520	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI EAFE EFA	ETF	464287465	9410 	188356	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI EMRGMKTEEM	ETF	464287234	1700 	43442	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI JPN EWJ	ETF	464286848	761 	80850	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI JPIDX EPP	ETF	464286848	4526 	111065	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI SINGAPAEWS	ETF	464286673	248 	20100	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI TAIWAN EWT	ETF	464286731	399 	32635	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS 2000 IWM	ETF	464287655	6590 	82831	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS MID IWR	ETF	464287499	427 	4050	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS 1000 IWB	ETF	464287622	1381 	18360	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS 1000 IWF	ETF	464287614	507 	8020	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES S&P 600 IJR	ETF	464287804	2920 	39850	SH		DEFINED			X
JM SMUCKER CO		COM NEW	832696405	1334 	17662	SH		DEFINED			X
JACOBS ENGINEERING GRP	COM	469814107	2503 	66119	SH		DEFINED			X
JOHNSON & JOHNSON	COM	478160104	15182 	224712	SH		DEFINED			X
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	COM	46625H100	5039 	141026	SH		DEFINED			X
KIMBERLY CLARK		COM	494368103	303 	3620	SH		DEFINED			X
KRAFT FOODS INC		CL A	50075N104	7749 	200644	SH		DEFINED			X
LABORATORY CORP OF AMER	COM NEW	50540R409	1225 	13225	SH		DEFINED			X
LENNAR CORP		CL A	526057104	214 	6935	SH		DEFINED			X
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP	COM	527288104	1506 	70800	SH		DEFINED			X
LILLY ELI & COMPANY	COM	532457108	1644 	38318	SH		DEFINED			X
LINCOLN ELECTRIC	COM	533900106	1019 	23275	SH		DEFINED			X
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	COM	539830109	510 	5862	SH		DEFINED			X
LOWES COMPANIES INC	COM	548661107	6222 	218773	SH		DEFINED			X
M&T BANK		COM	55261F104	3048 	36915	SH		DEFINED			X
MANULIFE FINANCIAL	COM	56501R106	163 	14999	SH		DEFINED			X
MC CORMICK		COM	579780206	2117 	34900	SH		DEFINED			X
MC DONALDS CORP		COM	580135101	8209 	92720	SH		DEFINED			X
MCKESSON INC		COM	58155Q103	701 	7475	SH		DEFINED			X
MEAD JOHNSON 		COM	582839106	3089 	38374	SH		DEFINED			X
MEDTRONIC INC		COM	585055106	4552 	117521	SH		DEFINED			X
MERCK & CO INC		COM	589331107	7550 	180833	SH		DEFINED			X
METLIFE INC		COM	59156R108	286 	9273	SH		DEFINED			X
MICROSOFT CORP		COM	594918104	11309 	369703	SH		DEFINED			X
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS	COM	636518102	534 	19875	SH		DEFINED			X
NATIONAL OILWELL	COM	637071101	1154 	17913	SH		DEFINED			X
NEWS CORP LTD		CL A	65248E104	551 	24725	SH		DEFINED			X
NEXTERA ENERGY		COM	654106103	5945 	86395	SH		DEFINED			X
NIKE INC		CL B	654106103	5169 	58886	SH		DEFINED			X
NOVARTIS AG		ADR	66987V109	2076 	37135	SH		DEFINED			X
OMNICOM PARTNERS	COM	681919106	2001 	41165	SH		DEFINED			X
ONEOK PARTNERS LP	UT	68268N103	593 	11025	SH		DEFINED			X
ORACLE CORPORATION	COM	68389X105	6286 	211646	SH		DEFINED			X
PAYCHEX INC		COM	704326107	2881 	91736	SH		DEFINED			X
PEPSICO INCORPORATED	COM	713448108	10256 	145146	SH		DEFINED			X
PFIZER INCORPORATED	COM	717081103	12260 	533024	SH		DEFINED			X
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC	COM	718172109	5063 	58017	SH		DEFINED			X
PHILLIPS 66		COM	718546104	1372 	41272	SH		DEFINED			X
PLUM CREEK TIMBER	COM	729251108	903 	22747	SH		DEFINED			X
POTASH CORP SASK	COM	73755L107	2294 	52512	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS PCEF		ETF	73936Q843	1440 	58495	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS WINDERHILL PBW	ETF	73935X500	237 	53625	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS GLOBAL EXC PIO	ETF	73936T623	275 	16638	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS ETF WATER PHO	ETF	73935X575	815 	44975	SH		DEFINED			X
PROCTER & GAMBLE	COM	742718109	11443 	186824	SH		DEFINED			X
PUBLIC STORAGE		COM	74460D109	1570 	10875	SH		DEFINED			X
QUALCOMM INC		COM	747525103	8875 	159394	SH		DEFINED			X
ROPER INDUSTRIES	COM	776696106	2104 	21340	SH		DEFINED			X
ROWE T PRICE GROUP	COM	74144T108	2369 	37623	SH		DEFINED			X
ROYAL DTCH 1.25 GUILDER	NY REG	780257804	2285 	33887	SH		DEFINED			X
S J W CORP		COM	784305104	46677 	1944070	SH		DEFINED			X
SCHLUMBERGER LTD  	COM	806857108	4684 	72167	SH		DEFINED			X
SEMPRA ENERGY		COM	816851109	2486 	36085	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR DJ RE RWX		ETF	784634863	270 	7350	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR GOLD SHARES GLD	ETF	78463V107	12336 	79487	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR S&P DIV SDY	ETF	78462F103	496 	8912	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR TRUST SPY		ETF	78462F103	5381 	39535	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR S&P EMERG MKTSEDIV	ETF	784634533	2748 	60840	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR TRUST MDY		ETF	78467Y107	8707 	50828	SH		DEFINED			X
STARBUCKS CORP		COM	855244109	2096 	39303	SH		DEFINED			X
STATE STREET CORP	COM	857477103	821 	18384	SH		DEFINED			X
STERICYCLE INC		COM	858912108	3966 	43267	SH		DEFINED			X
STRYKER CORP		COM	863667101	2742 	49757	SH		DEFINED			X
SYSCO CORP		COM	871829107	489 	16406	SH		DEFINED			X
TJX COS INC		COM	872540109	2037 	47454	SH		DEFINED			X
TARGET CORPORATION	COM	87612E106	6581 	113101	SH		DEFINED			X
TECH SEL SPDR XLK	ETF	81369Y803	512 	17832	SH		DEFINED			X
TETRA TECH		COM	88162G103	306 	11725	SH		DEFINED			X
TEVA PHARM INDS LTD	ADR	881624209	3780 	95846	SH		DEFINED			X
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS	COM	882508104	224 	7815	SH		DEFINED			X
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORP	COM	808513105	1101 	85175	SH		DEFINED			X
TIFFANY			COM	886547108	298 	5625	SH		DEFINED			X
TIME WARNER CABLE TWC	COM	88732J207	441 	5370	SH		DEFINED			X
TIME WARNER INC TWX	COM	887317303	785 	20401	SH		DEFINED			X
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY	COM	892356106	2618 	31514	SH		DEFINED			X
TRANSOCEAN INC		COM	G90078109	1026 	22942	SH		DEFINED			X
U S BANCORP DEL NEW	COM NEW	902973304	455 	14146	SH		DEFINED			X
UNILEVER NV NY SHS	NY SHS	904784709	224 	6704	SH		DEFINED			X
UNION PACIFIC CORP	COM	907818108	6139 	51454	SH		DEFINED			X
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	CL B	911312106	3075 	39045	SH		DEFINED			X
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES	COM	913017109	3376 	44693	SH		DEFINED			X
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	COM	91324P102	1303 	22265	SH		DEFINED			X
VF CORP			COM	918204108	3763 	28200	SH		DEFINED			X
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW	COM	91913Y100	445 	18413	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD ALLWORLD VSS	ETF	922042718	1450 	17820	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD DIV APPREC VIG	ETF	921908844	3181 	56106	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD EMG MKT VWO	ETF	922042858	6391 	160044	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD ENERGY VDE	ETF	92204A306	900 	9250	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD EURPAC VEA	ETF	921943858	4249 	134600	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD EURO VGK	ETF	922042874	2839 	66276	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD MIDCAP VIP VO	ETF	922908629	1329 	17220	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD INTL EQTY VEU	ETF	922042775	3251 	79333	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD LARGE CAP VV	ETF	922908637	810 	13044	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD PACIFIC VPL	ETF	922042866	1934 	38591	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD SMCAP VIP VB	ETF	922908751	686 	9015	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD TOTAL STK VTI	ETF	922908769	444 	6377	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD WLD FD HEA VHT	ETF	92204A504	291 	4225	SH		DEFINED			X
VERISK ANALYTICS	CL A	92345Y106	1116 	22646	SH		DEFINED			X
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS	COM	92343V104	7405 	166625	SH		DEFINED			X
VISA INC CL A		CL A	92826C839	241 	1947	SH		DEFINED			X
VODAFONE GROUP PLC	ADR	92857W100	7738 	274607	SH		DEFINED			X
WAL-MART STORES INC	COM	931142103	5879 	84326	SH		DEFINED			X
WASHINGTON POST		CL B	939640108	383 	1025	SH		DEFINED			X
WASTE MANAGEMENT	COM	94106L109	3666 	109775	SH		DEFINED			X
WATSON PHARM		COM	942683103	1365 	18450	SH		DEFINED			X
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW	COM	949746101	7287 	217918	SH		DEFINED			X
WILLIAMS COMPANIES	COM	969457100	3940 	136720	SH		DEFINED			X
WISDOM TREE ELD		ETF	97717X867	1047 	20685	SH		DEFINED			X
XYLEM INC		COM	98419M100	347 	13800	SH		DEFINED			X
YUM BRANDS INC		COM	988498101	434 	6738	SH		DEFINED			X
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